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Please identify this car in ALL its details
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2022, 09:27:18 AM »
UK?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2022, 10:23:29 AM »
No

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2022, 01:44:58 PM »
One of the Americas?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2022, 04:40:30 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2022, 04:41:28 PM »
Central America?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2022, 04:50:11 PM »
Sorry, I have no information about

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2022, 05:59:45 PM »
Chassis manufacturer still alive?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2022, 06:02:43 PM »
It is a one-off. I do not know, if the builder is still alive

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2022, 06:53:54 PM »
Central America?
Searching again, the car hasn't its origins built in Central America

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2022, 10:44:16 AM »
Experts?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2022, 09:00:12 AM »
South America or North America then?
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2022, 10:37:17 AM »
USA

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2022, 02:00:21 PM »
Chevrolet powered?
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2022, 03:39:04 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2022, 11:07:48 AM »
Was the car originally fitted with the Chevrolet engine or did it start life with a different engine?
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2022, 12:34:35 PM »
Started life with a different engine

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2022, 05:36:42 PM »
Maserati?
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #18 on: December 04, 2022, 03:30:37 AM »
If you mean Maserati-engine: Yes

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #19 on: December 04, 2022, 11:52:50 AM »
Lister chassis?
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Re: FW #399
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2022, 03:38:30 PM »
Nothing to do with Lister

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2022, 05:02:49 PM »
Of course not!  You said it was American.

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2022, 02:35:28 AM »
No

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2023, 02:30:20 PM »
Professionals?

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Re: FW #399
« Reply #24 on: January 24, 2023, 05:21:59 AM »
Built by Jack Hagemann ?
I must be right - that's what it says on Wikipedia